Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Word Composition Tagalog And Cebuano

Handsome and Beautiful

Tagalog:
Maganda (to a woman)
Pogi/Guapo (to a woman)

Cebuano:
Guapa (to a woman)
Guapo (to a man)
Nindot (to things/places)

French:
Beau (to a man)
Belle (to a woman)

Example 1: You are so beautiful.

Tagalog:
Napakaganda mo.

Cebuano:
Ka guapa nimo.

French:
Vous êtes si beau (to a man)(polite)
Vous êtes si belle (to a woman)(polite)

Tu est si beau (familiar)
Tu est si belle (familiar)

Example 2: This place is beautiful.

Tagalog:
Maganda ang bayan na ito.

Cebuano:
Kaguapo ning lugara. or Kanindot ning lugara.

French:
Cet endroit est très beau or C'est un très bel endroit

French contributor writer: Ghidorah

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1 comment:

Unknown said...

French:

You are so beautiful

polite:
Vous êtes si beau (to a man)
Vous êtes si belle (to a woman)

Familiar:
Tu est si beau
Tu est si belle


This place is beautiful:
Cet endroit est très beau
or:
C'est un très bel endroit


jccleofe est très belle!

The translation of this last sentence as an exercise to the reader :-)